The 1944 Negro League Season

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For the 1944 season, Retrosheet has found 583 games involving major-league quality Negro League players.
Retrosheet has found box scores for 236 of these games.


These games break down as follows:

Official NAL Games:            221
Official NNL Games:            161
Intra-League Exhibition Games: 109
NAL v. NNL Exhibition Games:   80 
All-Star Games:                2  
Playoff Games:                 5  
Inter-Racial Exhibition Games: 4  

Retrosheet's release for the 1944 season includes the following teams.

Negro American League

Birmingham Black Barons (BIR)
Chicago American Giants (CAG)
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (CIA)
Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB)
Kansas City Monarchs (KCM)
Memphis Red Sox (MEM)

Negro National League

Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG)
Homestead Grays (HOM)
Newark Eagles (NW2)
New York Black Yankees (NY5)
New York Cubans (NY6)
Philadelphia Stars (PH5)

Other Teams

Augie Galan All Stars (AGS)
East All Stars (ASE)
West All Stars (ASW)
Kansas City Royals (KCR)
Major League All Stars (MLS)
North All Stars (NAS)
South All Stars (SAS)


Complete Game Log for 1944
Player Game Logs for 1944
Ballparks used in 1944


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